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Cabot Links: This Canadian meisterwerk has been on my bucket list for a number of years. Bandon Dunes mastermind Mike Keiser and Ben Cowan-Dewar had little known Canadian Rod Whitman create a stunning links course in Nova Scotia that has made it onto most World Top 100 lists. Cabot Cliffs: Cabot…

Take a look at your dad. Yeah, over there. The guy snoring on the couch. Believe it or not, he used to be pretty wild. I mean, when he was in his prime, the weekends would say, "TGIM!" I won't go into details, but trust me, if you knew the half of it, you'd probably need therapy. So w…

Anyone who has played the Church Course at St. Enodoc knows it to be a pot o' gold lying in wait at the end of this rainbow of a trip into western-most England. As it rests on the shore of the quay, there aren't many places in the world that you could say surpass the views. But what is even better…

Taking a quick tour in a golf cart of the new Jack Nicklaus Quivira course in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, I got the impression my round would not be a sip of tequila. Just the carts paths alone that twisted and turned plunging up and down cliffs revealing carries over ravines flushing into the sea and…

Walters Golf features some of the most creative promotions in Las Vegas. The latest is pretty good. Bring a group of eight or more golfers to play Bali Hai Golf Club or Royal Links Golf Club and your next round is free, plus your guests get $50 off their next round. If your group books three da…

A common question I get from readers headed to Las Vegas is an obvious one: Where should I play? Simple enough, right? The thing is about Las Vegas is that depending on your budget and tastes, I could give so many answers, but taking none of that in consideration, two courses always come to min…

Here's a scenario that doesn't come about every day, but perhaps you can imagine something similar: Heading from out-of-the-way Savannah, Georgia to out-of-the-way Lake Como, Italy, with the intention of playing half-a-dozen of the lakeside gems upon arrival. However, several days of sightsee…

"Adios, Vaqueros," which means "Goodbye, cowboys," is where the expression "Adios, Buckaroos" originated. It has nothing to do with anything, other than this is my farewell post. I've enjoyed writing this blog over the past number of years and have had a terrific run with TravelGolf and WorldGolf.…

I guess Makai Golf Club at the St. Regis Princeville Resort isn't the most under-respected golf course in Hawaii anymore. Three years after an extensive redesign and upgrade of the golf course, Golf Digest has finally named Makai to its 2013-2014 Top 100 Public rankings. I'll have to find a new…

With a round at Mountain Falls Golf Club, the Pahrump Nugget Package is the perfect getaway for those looking to escape the city. Just 45 minutes from the Las Vegas Strip, the Pahrump Nugget is the only AAA 3-diamond rated hotel in Pahrump, Nev.